Tincalconite R050660


 Name: Tincalconite
RRUFF ID: R050660
Ideal Chemistry: Na2B4O5(OH)4·3H2O
Locality: Boron, Kern County, California, USA
Source: Marcus Origlieri
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Colorless pseudo-octahedral crystal
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction.
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R050660.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented Sample
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RRUFF ID: R050660
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Sample Description: Unoriented Sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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INFRARED SPECTRUM (Attenuated Total Reflectance) 
RRUFF ID: R050660.1
Sample Description: Powder
Instrument settings: SensIR Durascope on a Nicolet Magna 860 FTIR
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RRUFF ID: R050660.1
Sample Description: Powder
Instrument settings: SensIR Durascope on a Nicolet Magna 860 FTIR
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Sample Description: Powder
Instrument settings: PIKE GladiATR - Far-IR on a Nicolet Magna 860 FTIR
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R050660.1
Sample Description: Powder
Cell Refinement Output: a: 11.1382(8)Å    b: 11.1382(8)Å    c: 21.1913(9)Å
alpha: 90.°    beta: 90.°    gamma: 120.°   Volume: 2276.7(3)    Crystal System: hexagonal
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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Tincalconite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

Anthony J W, Bideaux R A, Bladh K W, and Nichols M C (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy, Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson Arizona, USA, by permission of the Mineralogical Society of America. [view file]

Powell D R, Gaines D F, Zerella P J, Smith R A (1991) Refinement of the structure of tincalconite, Acta Crystallographica, C47, 2279-2282

Luck R L, Wang G (2002) On the nature of tincalconite, American Mineralogist, 87, 350-354   [view file]